trance

trance · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromtrānseō“to cross over”
2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromtranse“fear of coming evil; passage from life to death”
3. Middle English · inherited fromtraunce
4. English todaytrance

From Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe (“fear of coming evil; passage from life to death”), from transir (“to be numb with fear; to die, pass on”), from Latin trānseō (“to cross over”).

trance · verb, noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromtraunce
2. English todaytrance

The verb is derived from Middle English traunce, trauncen, trancen (“to move about (?); to prance (?); to trample the ground”) (whence modern English trounce with the same senses, which see for more). The noun is probably derived from the verb.

Trance · proper noun³

Possibly a mix of trans + France.

Words from the same roots